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Updated 2/18/13

Family Mytilidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Lithophaga mucronata

Ala Moana, Oahu, Hawaii

BORING MUSSEL

Common in burrows of limestone reef rock at any depth.  Preyed upon by murex shells.  Attains 1 inch.  Tropical and temperate Pacific & Indian Ocean.  Formerly known as Lithophaga fasciola.